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Devi Shastri

Devi Shastri

Fortune

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Utah’s measles outbreak has slowed, but the start of school and colder weather in the fall may create another surge. ‘It’s still transmitting’

More than 680 people have gotten sick since the state's first outbreak began on June 20, 2025.

20.06.2026 8

Fortune

Devi Shastri

Young adult suicide rate down 11% over 2.5 years of new 988 mental health crisis hotline

"The 988 program is one of the largest federal investments in suicide prevention in U.S. history — roughly $1.5 billion cumulative."

24.04.2026 10

Fortune

Devi Shastri

People are talking to this AI startup’s cartoon panda as if it’s a therapist. The CEO is nervous because there’s no suicide prevention design

Users can set up a “panic button” but Earkick wasn't designed to be a suicide prevention app, said Karin Andrea Stephan, CEO and co-founder.

01.10.2025 20

Fortune

Devi Shastri

U.S. has already posted more measles cases than in any year since 1991 and 2025 is only half over

The CDC's count is 14 more than 2019, when America almost lost its status of having eliminated the vaccine-preventable illness.

10.07.2025 30

Fortune

Devi Shastri

RFK Jr. heads to West Texas, where a second child has died from measles-related causes as outbreak nears 500 cases

This is the third known measles-related death tied to this outbreak. One was another child in Texas and the other was an adult in New Mexico.

07.04.2025 20

Fortune

Devi Shastri